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Title Author Date Finished Score No. of Comments
The Storied Life of A.J. FikryZevin, Gabrielle08 Feb 1890
The Thirteenth TaleSetterfield, Diane30 May 1490
Life of Pi *Martel, Yann28 Sep 0490
Water for ElephantsGruen, Sara05 Apr 1490
The North WaterMcGuire, Ian28 Nov 1690
Early Morning RiserHeiny, Katherine03 Aug 2290
Angle of ReposeStegner, Wallace16 Dec 0290
Room **Donoghue, Emma09 Jan 1190
The ACB with Honora LeeDeGoldi, Kate16 Mar 168.50
Small World **Lodge, David31 Jul 018.50
AtmosphereJenkins Reid, Taylor27 Nov 258.50
Anil's GhostOndaatje, Michael01 Sep 028.50
Goldfish BoyThompson, Lisa21 Jul 248.50
PlainsongHaruf, Kent20 Feb 168.50
FoxOates, Joyce Carol09 Oct 258.50
A God in RuinsAtkinson, Kate12 Jan 168.50
The Rosie ProjectSimsion, Graeme27 Jul 198.50
The Universe versus Alex WoodsExtence, Gavin20 Sep 188.50
A Fine Balance **Mistry, Rohinton10 Apr 068.50
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeHaddon, Mark23 May 048.50
Drayton and MackenzieStarritt, Alexander04 Aug 258.50
Snow in AugustHamill, Pete20 Mar 028.50
The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled01 Oct 098.50
The Bee StingMurray, Paul12 Nov 238.50
A Spot of BotherHaddon, Mark25 Apr 078.50
The Wonderful World of Jane and Oliver BlokeSmith, Rorie01 Jul 258.50
How to Build a BoatFeeney, Elaine09 Aug 238.50
The Pull of the StarsDonoghue, Emma14 Feb 218.50
Windmill HillAtkins, Lucy22 Jul 238.50
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and ClayChabon, Michael21 Apr 148.50
We Need to Talk about KevinShriver, Lionel12 Sep 178.50
The TreesEverett, Percival23 Mar 258.50
LessonsMcEwan, Ian19 Mar 258.50
She's Come UndoneLamb, Wally12 Aug 018.50
Empire StateBateman, Colin12 Feb 038.50
Lessons in ChemistryGarmus, Bonnie06 Jan 238.50
The Perks of Being a WallflowerChbosky, Stephen18 Aug 268.50
Boy Swallows UniverseDalton, Trent18 Sep 208.50
There's a Boy in the Girl's BathroomSachar, Louis05 Sep 208.50
The Things We Never SayStrout, Elizabeth07 Aug 268.50
Not Forgetting the WhaleIronmonger, John10 Oct 168.50
Olive KitteridgeStrout, Elizabeth10 Jun 228.50
We All Want Impossible ThingsNewman, Catherine10 Nov 248.50
The Art of FieldingHardbach, Chad22 Jun 128.50
Levels of LifeBarnes, Julian19 May 228.50
The Sense of an Ending *Barnes, Julian23 Jul 128.50
Old God's TimeBarry, Sebastian02 Nov 248.50
Among FriendsEbbott, Hal16 Aug 268.50
Once There Were WolvesMcConaghy, Charlotte05 Oct 2480
A Little LifeYanagihara, Hanya04 May 1680
SubmarineDunthorne, Joe28 Apr 2080
No Fixed AddressNielsen, Susin16 Mar 2280
The Axeman's CarnivalChidgey, Catherine08 Jan 2680
The SoloistSalzman, Mark04 Oct 0280
Meet Me at the MuseumYoungson, Anne15 Mar 2280
The Other HandCleave, Christopher06 Sep 1080
Oscar and Lucinda *Carey, Peter24 Nov 0280
The Death of UsDean, Abigail29 Sep 2580
Girl ADean, Abigail06 Apr 2480
That Old Ace in the HoleProulx, Annie07 Jul 0480
The Children ActMcEwan, Ian15 May 1580
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineHoneyman, Gail20 Jul 1880
The Space We're InBalen, Katya02 Dec 2180
Such a Fun AgeReid, Kiley16 Feb 2480
The TranslatorHari, Daoud08 Nov 0980
H is for HawkMacdonald, Helen10 May 1580
Five Rivers Met on a Wooded PlainNorris, Barney26 Mar 1880
The MandiblesShriver, Lionel01 Dec 2180
The Last Thing to BurnDean, Will03 Jan 2480
The God of Small Things *Roy, Arundhati20 Aug 0180
Tell You What: Great NZ NonfictionVarious, Various15 Jan 1580
Light PerpetualSpufford, Francis25 Nov 2180
All the Little Bird-HeartsLLoyd-Barlow, Viktoria29 Dec 2380
The Black EdenKelly, Richard T.24 Aug 2580
A Thousand Splendid SunsHosseini, Khaled12 Oct 0980
The Red HouseHaddon, Mark22 Aug 1480
Headlong **Frayn, Michael25 Aug 0380
Pretend I'm DeadBeagin, Jen26 Jul 2580
White TeethSmith, Zadie16 Mar 0280
Frog MusicDonoghue, Emma30 Jun 1480
The Kellerby CodeSweet, Jonny10 Jul 2580
Music and SilenceTremain, Rose20 Oct 0380
ComplicityBanks, Iain20 Sep 0980
Tom LakePatchett, Ann20 Sep 2380
The Fourth HandIrving, John23 Apr 0780
You Will Know MeAbbott, Megan20 Dec 1780
Standard DeviationHeiny, Katherine22 Aug 2380
Mouth to MouthWilson, Antoine10 Jun 2580
About a BoyHornby, Nick06 Jan 0280
The Bean TreesKingsolver, Barbara08 Aug 0380
My Absolute DarlingTallent, Gabriel10 Dec 1780
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryJoyce, Rachel29 Apr 1480
Leonard and Hungry PaulHession, Ronan14 May 2180
Where'd You Go, BernadetteSemple, Maria10 Jan 2180
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowZevin, Gabrielle15 Jul 2380
This Much is TrueLamb, Wally01 May 0380
The Dutch HousePatchett, Ann15 Dec 2080
Oh William!Strout, Elizabeth13 Feb 2380
Lightning BugHarington, Donald19 Aug 0180
Bel CantoPatchett, Ann24 May 0980
Flight BehaviourKingsolver, Barbara10 Dec 1380
The Tidal ZoneMoss, Sarah20 May 1780
Dead FamousElton, Ben08 Jan 0380
Joe SpeedboatWeiringa, Tommy15 Sep 1380
I am the MessengerZusak, Marcus02 Feb 2580
Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellClarke, Susanna06 Sep 0680
CapitalLanchester, John20 Apr 1380
The Nickel BoysWhitehead, Colson15 Sep 2080
419Ferguson, Will19 Jul 2280
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and DisappearedJonasson, Jonas05 Mar 1380
Life After LifeAtkinson, Kate12 Jul 2280
The White Tiger *Adiga, Aravind05 Aug 1080
PanenkaHession, Ronan20 Dec 2480
Where the Crawdads SingOwens, Delia21 Apr 2182
No Country for Old MenMcCarthy, Cormac12 Aug 1280
You Are HereNicholls, David12 Nov 2480
The Time Traveler's WifeNiffenegger, Audrey22 Sep 0580
La's Orchestra Saves the WorldMcCall Smith, Alexander09 Aug 1280
ElmetMozley, Fiona17 Aug 2080
Pigeon English **Kelman, Stephen05 Nov 1280
The 10:12Maloney, Anna05 Sep 2680
Small Things Like TheseKeegan, Claire03 Nov 2480
SolarMcEwan, Ian10 Apr 1180
The LoneyHurley, Andrew20 Jul 1680
Single, Carefree, MellowHeiny, Katherine17 May 2280
Snowdrops **Miller, Andrew21 Jan 1280
Death at the Sign of the RookAtkinson, Kate08 Oct 2480
The Narrow Road to the Deep North *Flanagan, Richard25 Sep 1480
The CommitmentsDoyle, Roddy17 Jun 2080
The Land in WinterMiller, Andrew03 Feb 267.50
The Bookshop **Fitzgerald, Penelope07 Apr 217.50
A Case of Exploding MangoesHanif, Mohammed10 Sep 107.50
Breathing LessonsTyler, Anne21 Feb 207.50
The God of the WoodsMoore, Liz12 Dec 257.50
Morality for Beautiful GirlsMcCall Smith, Alexander07 Feb 057.50
Espresso TalesMcCall Smith, Alexander01 Apr 087.50
SandwichNewman, Catherine09 Aug 247.50
On the Night PlainLennon, J. Robert01 Feb 057.50
44 Scotland StreetMcCall Smith, Alexander30 Mar 087.50
Two CaravansLewycka, Marina02 Sep 107.50
EventideHaruf, Kent09 Mar 167.50
The Only StoryBarnes, Julian19 Apr 267.50
Consider Yourself KissedStanley, Jessica11 Oct 257.50
Dead AirBanks, Iain20 Dec 047.50
One DayNicholls, David09 Aug 197.50
Ordinary Human FailingsNolan, Megan06 Jun 247.50
All Over CreationOzeki, Ruth L02 Oct 047.50
Harlem ShuffleWhitehead, Colson03 Feb 227.50
The Secret HistoryTartt, Donna15 Sep 047.50
The English Patient *Ondaatje, Michael19 Dec 257.50
Small StepsSachar, Louis24 Oct 077.50
We Were the MulvaneysOates, Joyce Carol05 Jul 027.50
Tears of the GiraffeMcCall Smith, Alexander19 Jun 047.50
The SafekeepVan der Wouden, Yael11 Sep 257.50
SmileDoyle, Roddy17 Mar 187.50
Bertie's Guide to Life and MothersMcCall Smith, Alexander20 Oct 147.50
All That Man IsSzalay, David08 Dec 237.50
Snow Falling on CedarsGuterson, David22 Dec 037.50
MayfliesO'Hagan, Andrew18 May 217.50
The Woman who Went to Bed for a YearTownsend, Sue25 Jun 147.50
WhitBanks, Iain02 Feb 027.50
The Way I Found HerTremain, Rose23 Aug 037.50
Falling AngelsChevalier, Tracy10 Sep 097.50
ClimbersHarrison, M. John16 Mar 217.50
iBoyBrooks, Kevin14 May 147.50
Shuggie BainStuart, Douglas14 Mar 217.50
Family Matters **Mistry, Rohinton07 Jul 077.50
A MistakeShuker, Carl03 May 217.50
The House on Moon LakeDuranti, Francesca03 Dec 017.50
The Shipping NewsProulx, Annie05 Apr 077.50
How to Stop TimeHaig, Matt29 Sep 177.50
A Big Boy did it and Ran AwayBrookmyre, Christopher05 Jun 037.50
The Steep Approach to GarbadaleBanks, Iain04 Apr 077.50
A Boy Made From BlocksStuart, Keith03 Aug 177.50
EarthBoyne, John05 Apr 257.50
One Hundred and One WaysYoshikawa, Mako30 Aug 017.50
A NaturalRaisin, Ross23 Jul 177.50
Starter For 10Nicholls, David31 Dec 067.50
Islands of MercyTremaine, Rose10 Dec 207.50
The LifeboatRogan, Charlotte30 Sep 137.50
A Child in TimeMcEwan, Ian02 Aug 017.50
Behind the Scenes at the MuseumAtkinson, Kate28 Sep 067.50
The Notable Brain of Maximilian PonderIronmonger, John15 Jan 177.50
The Accidental **Smith, Ali31 May 087.50
The Cement GardenMcEwan, Ian17 Dec 027.50
SaturdayMcEwan, Ian17 Mar 067.50
Black Swan GreenMitchell, David01 Oct 087.50
Normal PeopleRooney, Sally17 May 197.51
The Road HomeTremain, Rose28 Sep 087.50
Face ItMartin, Denis20 Aug 167.50
Very Slowly All At OnceSchott, Lauren02 Sep 267.50
Lightning On The SunBingham, Robert08 Nov 027.50
ArcadiaCrace, Jim28 Jul 057.50
Middle EnglandCoe, Jonathan08 Aug 207.50
Half Blood Blues **Edugyan, Esi17 Jan 147.50
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves **Fowler, Karen Joy20 Nov 147.50
How to be GoodHornby, Nick16 Oct 027.50
Notes from an ExhibitionGale, Patrick25 May 087.50
No one thinks of GreenlandGriesemer, John10 Jun 057.50
When Will There be Good News?Atkinson, Kate22 Sep 107.50
Major Pettigrew's Last StandSimonson, Helen10 May 167.50
Fortune's RocksShreve, Anita10 Oct 0270
The Crow RoadBanks, Iain20 May 0570
The Woman who Walked into DoorsDoyle, Roddy22 Sep 2470
An Equal MusicSeth, Vikram04 Apr 0570
Reservoir 13McGregor, Jon15 Jun 2670
Flaubert's Parrot **Barnes, Julian03 Sep 0670
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the DeadTokarczuk, Olga27 Nov 1970
Slack-TideDymott, Elanor09 Sep 1970
Moon Tiger *Lively, Penelope08 Dec 0770
Double VisionBarker, Pat11 Dec 0770
Started Early, Took my DogAtkinson, Kate20 Feb 2270
EucalyptusBail, Murray15 Aug 0270
The Remains of the Day *Ishiguro, Kazuo20 Dec 0370
The BusinessBanks, Iain12 Jul 0270
SlagsUnsworth, Emma Jane13 Sep 2570
HungerChang, Lan Samantha23 Jun 0270
The Catcher in the RyeSalinger, J D11 Sep 0770
A Week in DecemberFaulks, Sebastian23 Oct 0970
The Restraint of Beasts **Mills, Magnus10 Nov 0770
The Radiant WayDrabble, Margaret17 Jun 0270
The Travelling HornplayerTrapido, Barbara15 Feb 0470
Salmon Fishing in The YemenTorday, Paul25 Jul 0770
The Lie of the LandCraig, Amanda10 Mar 1870
Close RangeProulx, Annie06 Jun 0770
She's a KillerMcDougall, Kirsten03 Dec 2370
History of WolvesFridlund, Emily14 Feb 1870
Sorrow and BlissMason, Meg31 Mar 2170
Disgrace *Coetzee, J.M.02 Feb 0370
This is Your LifeO'Farrell, John16 Jun 0370
Notes on a Scandal **Heller, Zoe10 Feb 2670
Keep the Aspidistra FlyingOrwell, George09 Nov 0170
Brick Lane **Ali, Monica13 Mar 0670
The Trouble with Goats and SheepCannon, Joanna04 Mar 2570
The BeachGarland, Alex30 Oct 0170
One Split SecondBond, Caroline05 May 2370
Vernon God Little *Pierre, DBC03 Oct 0570
The Stars' Tennis BallsFry, Stephen02 Jan 0770
The World According to GarpIrving, John11 Jun 0970
On Beauty **Smith, Zadie28 Jul 0670
Everything is IlluminatedSafran Foer, Jonathan05 Dec 0670
Reasons to be CheerfulStibbe, Nina20 Nov 2070
Never let me go **Ishiguro, Kazuo25 Mar 0670
The Echo ChamberBoyne, John18 Feb 2570
Tidings From the Isle of FlightOrsenna, Erik31 Mar 0970
I'm Sorry you Feel that WayWait, Rebecca22 Sep 2270
Flying Under BridgesToksvig, Sandi21 Dec 0270
The Irresistible Inheritance Of WilberforceTorday, Paul04 Jan 0970
The DinnerKoch, Herman30 May 1370
Cleopatra and FrankensteinMellors, Coco18 Jan 2570
A Spanish LoverTrollope, Joanna02 Jul 0170
Marrying the MistressTrollope, Joanna30 Jun 0170
The Behaviour of MothsAdams, Poppy26 Oct 0870
After the FallNorman, Charity26 Oct 1670
The Wasp FactoryBanks, Iain07 Dec 0270
The Memory BoxForster, Margaret14 Apr 0170
ChocolatHarris, Joanne15 Nov 0270
Clock DanceTyler, Anne10 Aug 2070
The No 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyMcCall Smith, Alexander18 Apr 0472
The World According to BertieMcCall Smith, Alexander24 Jul 0870
LessGreer, Andrew Sean25 Aug 2670
Walking on GlassBanks, Iain20 Jul 0570
Exciting TimesDolan, Naoise25 Apr 2270
The River is WaitingLamb, Wally10 Mar 2670
A Long Way DownHornby, Nick29 Apr 0870
Mr PhillipsLanchester, John23 Mar 226.50
Ending Up **Amis, Kingsley12 Sep 126.50
ElevenLlewellyn, David27 Apr 086.50
Canal DreamsBanks, Iain11 Sep 106.50
The Pilot's WifeShreve, Anita17 Aug 026.50
Last Night in Twisted RiverIrving, John15 Jul 106.50
The British Museum is Falling DownLodge, David06 Nov 076.50
BirdingRuane, Rose19 Sep 256.50
Lucky YouHiaasen, Carl09 Jul 026.50
Shooting SeanBateman, Colin18 Oct 076.50
The Second Worst Restaurant in FranceMcCall Smith, Alexander09 Jun 216.50
England, England **Barnes, Julian04 Oct 126.50
Conversations With FriendsRooney, Sally19 Feb 186.50
The Best a Man Can GetO'Farrell, John10 Nov 036.50
The Memory Keeper's DaughterEdwards, Kim20 May 076.50
ContactsWatson, Mark30 Mar 216.50
Making HistoryFry, Stephen17 Apr 076.50
The Red QueenDrabble, Margaret08 Sep 096.50
The Interpretation of MurderRubenfeld, Jed10 Mar 076.50
We're All DamagedNorman, Matthew31 Dec 206.50
The Line of Beauty *Hollinghurst, Alan06 Apr 056.50
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt SistersRobinson, Elisabeth10 Jan 236.50
Mend the LivingDe Kerangal, Maylis14 May 176.50
Towards the End of the MorningFrayn, Michael17 Oct 206.50
Crossing to SafetyStegner, Wallace18 Nov 166.50
The Gathering *Enright, Anne01 Aug 226.50
Just Like YouHornby, Nick09 Jan 256.50
The Man Who Ate the 747Sherwood, Ben10 Dec 056.50
PowderSampson, Kevin02 Dec 026.50
Number 10Townsend, Sue28 Dec 076.51
The Horse with my NameBateman, Colin31 Aug 056.50
EnglebyFaulks, Sebastian18 Aug 086.50
Under the Same StarsLott, Tim23 Jun 166.50
My Name is Lucy BartonStrout, Elizabeth23 Jul 206.50
UndercurrentsFyfield, Frances14 Sep 0260
NemesisHurwitz, Gregg14 Jul 2660
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? French, Nicci20 Apr 2460
Happy Birthday ShakespeareWallington, Mark30 Jan 1060
The Solitude of Prime NumbersGiordano, Paolo14 Aug 1560
The Manningtree WitchesBlakemore, A.K.10 Jan 2260
We Are All Made of GlueLewycka, Marina04 Jan 1060
CheeseElsschot, Willem18 Jun 0960
LibertyKeillor, Garrison17 Jun 0960
The OfferingMcCleen, Grace03 Oct 1660
The SlapTsiolkas, Christos02 Nov 1060
The CleftLessing, Doris26 Apr 085.50
Moral InjuriesWatson, Christie23 Aug 245.50
Anything ConsideredMayle, Peter04 Apr 105.50
A Quiet Belief in AngelsEllory, R.J.05 Sep 095.50
The Hour I First BelievedLamb, Wally24 Apr 095.50
The Almost MoonSebold, Alice30 Dec 085.50
Blast From the PastElton, Ben14 Oct 0950
When we Were Orphans **Ishiguro, Kazuo04 Apr 0250
Ape HouseGruen, Sara27 Mar 1450
The Sea *Banville, John12 Nov 0750
The Stars Shine DownSheldon, Sidney18 Feb 0240
BackpackBarr, Emily14 May 0340
The Woman in Cabin 10Ware, Ruth25 Apr 2640
Undue InfluenceBrookner, Anita05 Mar 0320